Repton Village is celebrate its literary roots in a new three-day programme of events from October 26-28. Repton […]
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In a year that has seen Chatsworth restored to its full glory following a ten-year renovation programme, an […]
Art Out Loud at Chatsworth the only UK weekend festival of public talks about art, returns this September with […]
Author Mary Colwell will re-live her 500-mile trek in search of clues to the growing threats facing one […]
One of the UK’s most popular fantasy, horror and science-fiction events – Edge-Lit – is back in Derby […]
Crime writer Tony R Cox (pictured with his latest book) investigates Derbyshire’s deadly attraction for artsbeat What is […]
Here are some suggestions from artsbeat for a full day out at the 2018 Buxton International Festival. Tickets […]
Award-winning author, illustrator and artist Laura Wall will make her debut appearance at Derby Book Festival this June, […]
Children from Derby schools will have the chance to meet award-winning children’s authors and poets in June at […]
The third Wirksworth Book Weekend is being held at various locations in the town from April 5-8. For […]
When it comes to blue sky thinking triumphs, author Dan Walker must be unrivalled. It was while gazing […]
Nottingham-based author Jon McGregor will be reading from and signing his latest novel Reservoir 13 at Scarthin Books […]
Sorry this event has now been cancelled To celebrate the publication of Three Things About Elsie, the […]
Wirksworth author Roz Watkins, whose debut novel The Devil’s Dice is out this month, reveals some of the […]
The Wirksworth Book Festival, which celebrates local authors and brings books and writers to Wirksworth is being staged […]
The organisers of the now annual Derby Book Festival are to stage a special pre-festival event on January […]
The former owner of Scrivener’s Bookshop in Buxton, Alastair Scrivener, found some loose pages from a scarce book […]
Queen of the murder mystery Val McDermid is back on home ground when she returns to Derbyshire for […]
Derby Book Festival needs your vote to secure funding from the Aviva Community Fund for their Shared Writing […]
Buxton’s heyday in the Edwardian era was a prime example of how Britain’s Age of Decadence changed our […]
Artists Grayson Perry, Yinka Shonibare and Phyllida Barlow among top names in the line-up for the Art Out […]
Politics student Lucy Boardman – who made three speeches in the House of Commons before she was even […]
Photographing The Peak District by landscape photographers Chris Gilbert and Mick Ryan is a beautiful 500 page book […]
Few of the people enjoying the entertainment lined-up for the annual Ashbourne Festival will realise that the whole […]
Tickets for the Derby Book Festival have been selling like hot cakes since they went on sale in […]
The 2017 Buxton International Festival is an exciting blend of world-class opera, the finest musicians in the classical […]
Children from Derby City schools will have the chance to meet award-winning children’s authors and illustrators, at two […]
Most writers seem a little reclusive in nature. They like to retreat with the privacy of their own […]
Aspiring writers have a chance to learn more on a new How to Get Published course at QUAD in Derby […]
The second annual Aurora Poetry and Short Fiction Open Competition has opened for entries. The judges are the […]
Following on from her first book, Chatsworth, The Housekeeper’s Tale, Christine Robinson, former Head Housekeeper at the stately […]
The Historic Houses Association – the HHA – has launched a new Literary Trail for 2017, which features […]
Almost a year ago I was interviewing author Joanna Cannon about her soon-to-be published book The Trouble with […]
Get your pens and pencils sharpened and your creative juices flowing for the launch of the third Fifty […]
Chris Foote Wood, the brother of comedian and musician Victoria Wood, will be signing his new book about her […]
Sledge-Lit, a day of panel discussions, workshops, readings and networking for readers and writers of science-fiction, fantasy and […]
Best-selling author Sebastian Faulks will attend a special opening event at next year’s Derby Book Festival in Derby […]
A Crime and Dine event is being held at the Old Hall Hotel, Buxton on November 25 by […]
There’s a great line up of literary personalities – each with a fascinating tale to tell – at […]
Nine years ago a group of friends with a common love for the planet and a desire to […]
